How to Use take place in a Sentence

take place

phrase
  • All this took place over three years.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Some of the things that take place are just not for me.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Both sides said a new round of talks is set to take place.
    Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • One took place in a bank and lasted for three days.
    Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Where are protests taking place?
    Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The shows will take place in March and April.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Filming took place in Ohio this fall.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of the night, a drone and fireworks show will take place.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Moua’s next hearing will take place March 4.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
  • When will daylight saving time change take place?
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Yes — the movie takes place on the surface of this woman’s skin.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
  • Here's what to know about the shooting that took place this weekend.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The show takes place in New Orleans.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Protests have taken place in major cities, but turnout hasn’t been high.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • Where did the Mark Sanchez stabbing take place?
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
  • And these grand jurors are not blind to what is taking place in the world around them.
    John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The site does not state when the majority stake took place or the amount.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But there is no video showing exactly what took place.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And his most serious back surgery took place only six months ago.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • One of the biggest is taking place this weekend.
    Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Her story still has echoes in things taking place today.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There are big moves taking place under the surface.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The book takes place in Baltimore.
    Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The event will take place whether permitting and while supplies lasts.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
  • One of the largest urban festivals is about to take place again, all over the world.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The Swiss food giant said the layoffs would take place over the next two years.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The strongest wind speeds will take place from about noon to 5PM.
    David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Two of these actions—more weapons and sanctions—could take place before any cease-fire.
    Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Kind of the head statesman in terms of that with all the adjustments that take place and the calls.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • The trial is set to take place in May 2026.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026

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